Lydden Hill, near Canterbury, hosted day one of its first-ever FIA World Rallycross Championship event today with nearly 50 busy races

The first day of Lydden Hill's prestigious FIA World Rallycross Championship round was full of thrills and spills from start to finish.

A record 37 Supercars took to the one-mile circuit and were welcomed by typical Kentish weather, as heavy showers and sunny spells made track conditions unpredictable - but helped produce fantastic action.

With nearly 50 races to get through across the four categories, it was current British Touring Car champion Andrew Jordan who showed best of the British contingent, despite suffering a puncture in heat one.

Sittingbourne's Liam Doran had a tough first day as a jump start and mechanical gremlins slowed him in heats one and two.